NAD C 3050 LE

Designed to celebrate NAD’s 50th anniversary in 1972, the limited edition C 3050 LE amplifier is a stunning retro amp with a satin walnut cabinet, dual VU meters, push buttons, and NAD’s 1970s handwritten branding. Beneath its vintage exterior lies a resolutely modern amplifier equipped with advanced features such as high-definition BluOS multi-room music streaming, Dirac Live room correction, and NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design. To commemorate NAD’s founding year, production has been limited to 1,972 units, each individually numbered on the back.

Power to spare

Thanks to NAD’s HybridDigital UcD amplification technology, the C 3050 LE integrated amplifier can deliver 100 Wc of continuous power and 135 Wc of instantaneous power for effortless rendering of musical transients with virtually unmeasurable noise and distortion. The result is neutral, distortion-free sound, even at high listening levels, with exquisite detail, superb spatial representation, and palpable dynamics.

The digital section is built around Texas Instruments’ high-resolution PCM5242 differential digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a design renowned for its high clock jitter tolerance and excellent dynamic performance. This high-performance DAC enables the C 3050 LE to reproduce all your digital sources with stunning musicality, stupefying clarity, and precise imaging.

• Hybrid digital UcD amplifier
• Front-panel needle VU meters

Measurements

• Power
  • Continuous: 100 W per channel into 8/4 ohms
  • Instantaneous: 135 W per channel
• Extremely low harmonic and intermodulation distortion

Network

• Pre-installed MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming
• Supports Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect
• Voice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple Siri.
• High-performance Texas Instruments 32-bit/384 kHz differential DAC

Connectivity

• 1x Optical and 1x coaxial digital input
• 1x HDMI-eARC input
• 1x Line-level analog inputs with low-noise buffer amplifiers
• 1x Ultra-low noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
• 1x Speaker A / Speaker B outputs
• 1x Subwoofer output
• 1x Dedicated headphone amplifier
• 1x MDC2 port for expanded functionality
• 1x 12V trigger output
• 1x IR output
• Qualcomm aptX HD 5.0 HD bidirectional Bluetooth

General

• Walnut-veneered chassis
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 110 x 355 mm
• Weight: 10 kg
• Included accessories
  • An IR remote control
  • A calibrated microphone for Dirac Live setup